Wednesday, March 23
4 p.m.
Lehigh University
1
vs
6
Temple
Temple snaps Lehigh’s eight-match win streak with 6-1 victory Wednesday
3/23/2016 7:14:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men's tennis team suffered its first loss since Feb. 12 Wednesday afternoon as the Mountain Hawks fell 6-1 to a strong Temple team on the Ulrich Varsity Courts. Junior Tyler Hansen earned Lehigh's lone singles win. The Mountain Hawks fall to 10-2 on the season, while Temple improves to 11-4.
The Owls earned the doubles point after claiming 6-0, 6-2 and 6-3 wins in doubles action.
Temple's Artem Kapshuk opened singles play with a 6-1, 6-0 win over freshman Bryant Born at No. 2 singles before junior Colin Nardella was defeated 6-4, 6-3 at the fifth flight. Hansen dropped the first set of No. 6 singles 4-6 to Filip Stipcic before coming back with a 6-1 win in the second set and winning by injury default to put Lehigh's lone point on the board.
Senior Jeremy Kochman dropped a tough 7-5, 6-3 battle at the top flight, while freshman George Cooper fell 6-2, 7-6 (6) at No. 4 singles. Sophomore Jack Petersen fell just short in a 7-6, 7-5 defeat to end the match at No. 3 singles.
The Mountain Hawks head to Navy Saturday for the team's first road match of the season.
Temple 6, Lehigh 1
Doubles
1. Belkssir/Naran (Temple) def. Kochman/Born (Lehigh) 6-0
2. Kapshuk/Canete (Temple) def. Cooper/Nardella (Lehigh) 6-2
3. Dorash/Mayer (Temple) def. Petersen/Prince (Lehigh) 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
1. Santiago Canete (Temple) def. Jeremy Kochman (Lehigh) 7-5, 6-3
2. Artem Kapshuk (Temple) def. Bryant Born (Lehigh) 6-1, 6-0
3. Uladzimir Dorash (Temple) def. Jack Petersen (Lehigh) 7-6, 7-5
4. Nicholas Paulus (Temple) def. George Cooper (Lehigh) 6-2, 7-6 (6)
5. Hicham Belkssir (Temple) def. Colin Nardella (Lehigh) 6-4, 6-3
6. Tyler Hansen (Lehigh) def. Filip Stipcic (Temple) 4-6, 6-1, ret (injury)
Order of Finish: 2, 5, 6, 1, 4, 3
The Owls earned the doubles point after claiming 6-0, 6-2 and 6-3 wins in doubles action.
Temple's Artem Kapshuk opened singles play with a 6-1, 6-0 win over freshman Bryant Born at No. 2 singles before junior Colin Nardella was defeated 6-4, 6-3 at the fifth flight. Hansen dropped the first set of No. 6 singles 4-6 to Filip Stipcic before coming back with a 6-1 win in the second set and winning by injury default to put Lehigh's lone point on the board.
Senior Jeremy Kochman dropped a tough 7-5, 6-3 battle at the top flight, while freshman George Cooper fell 6-2, 7-6 (6) at No. 4 singles. Sophomore Jack Petersen fell just short in a 7-6, 7-5 defeat to end the match at No. 3 singles.
The Mountain Hawks head to Navy Saturday for the team's first road match of the season.
Temple 6, Lehigh 1
Doubles
1. Belkssir/Naran (Temple) def. Kochman/Born (Lehigh) 6-0
2. Kapshuk/Canete (Temple) def. Cooper/Nardella (Lehigh) 6-2
3. Dorash/Mayer (Temple) def. Petersen/Prince (Lehigh) 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
1. Santiago Canete (Temple) def. Jeremy Kochman (Lehigh) 7-5, 6-3
2. Artem Kapshuk (Temple) def. Bryant Born (Lehigh) 6-1, 6-0
3. Uladzimir Dorash (Temple) def. Jack Petersen (Lehigh) 7-6, 7-5
4. Nicholas Paulus (Temple) def. George Cooper (Lehigh) 6-2, 7-6 (6)
5. Hicham Belkssir (Temple) def. Colin Nardella (Lehigh) 6-4, 6-3
6. Tyler Hansen (Lehigh) def. Filip Stipcic (Temple) 4-6, 6-1, ret (injury)
Order of Finish: 2, 5, 6, 1, 4, 3
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